1948 Durham Bulls Roster

Carolina League (CL) - Class: C
Team Record: 63-79
Finished 6th in the CL
Manager: Willie Duke (63-79)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Ballpark: Durham Athletic Park
Attendance: 95,291, Avg. 1,342
1948 Durham Bulls Statistics

The Durham Bulls of the Carolina League ended the 1948 season with a record of 63 wins and 79 losses, finishing sixth in the CL.

Willie Duke served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Babe BirrerRRJuly 4, 19296'0"195Buffalo, NY US
Roderick CliffordLSeptember 23, 19285'11"180
Paul CrawfordLMay 23, 19245'9"190
Crash DavisRRJuly 14, 19196'0"173Canon, GA US
Delbert DuckworthR5'8"162
Willie DukeLJuly 5, 19095'11"185
Ray GamacheRR6'0"185
Robert JohnsonR6'2"196
Oswald KolweRRAugust 1, 19276'2"190Ponchatoula, LA US
George LucasR5'11"185
Ed LuszcynskiDecember 20, 1928Chiefton, WV US
Ed McCarthyApril 21, 1919
John McPaddenRR5'11"180
Alex PalicaRRAugust 19, 19266'0"188Lomita, CA US
Earl RichmondLFebruary 5, 19285'10"175
Chase RiddleRRSeptember 17, 19256'0"190Columbus, GA US
Jerry SheehanRRFebruary 27, 19246'0"175
Chester SkalskiRRNovember 20, 19286'0"180
Robert StapenhorstRR5'11"165
Malcolm StevensLRJanuary 9, 19225'9"180Galveston, TX US
Claude WeaverRRDecember 4, 19055'11"165
Raymond WillettRJanuary 29, 19245'11"165
Chester WilliamsRL5'10"160

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.



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